The NCAA Tournament is played at multiple venues across the country. The 2022 First and Second round games will be played at venues stretching from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York to Viejas Arena in San Diego, California, with the First Four games being held in their traditional Dayton, Ohio location. Glendale, Arizona (University of Phoenix Stadium) was selected to host the 2016 game and Tampa, Florida (Raymond James Stadium) was selected to host the 2017 game. Four cities had submitted bids for the 2016 game: Glendale, Jacksonville (EverBank Field), New Orleans (Mercedes-Benz Superdome), and Tampa. NCAA Tournament Game Predictor NOTE: The projected NCAA field and seeds currently loaded into this tool are a few weeks old - this is just a sneak preview of how this tool works. After the Selection Show, full use of this tool is included as part of our NCAA Bracket Picks package ( subscribe now ).

Below is the schedule for the 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament -- known to many as 'March Madness' -- which will tip off Thursday, March 18, with First Four games played at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The 2021 Final Four is scheduled for April 3 and 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Check out Joe Lunardi's ESPN Bracketology for an early projection of the field, including all of the current teams considered to be 'on the bubble' as part of ESPN's projection.

Selection Sunday: March 14

First Four: March18 -- Mackey Arena (West Lafayette), Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Bloomington)

First round: March 19, 20 -- Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis); Mackey Arena (West Lafayette); Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Bloomington)

Second round: March 21, 22 -- Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Sweet 16: March 27, 28 -- Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)

Elite Eight: March 29, 30 -- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

Ncaa Game Schedule

Final Four: April 3, 5 -- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)